Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Health Professions
 
Board
Board of Counseling
 
chapter
Regulations Governing the Practice of Professional Counseling [18 VAC 115 ‑ 20]
Action Unprofessional conduct - conversion therapy
Stage NOIRA
Comment Period Ended on 8/7/2019
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8/7/19  12:31 pm
Commenter: Irene Maria DiSanto

Allow young people to seek conversion therapy
 
  • Some young people may have attractions they desire to change or moderate. Why would they be stopped from seeking such therapy? Others may simply desire guidance from a counselor to live a chaste life. In either instance, there should be options for families to make informed decisions. 
     
  • The proposed ban would deny families the freedom to seek counseling aligned with their faith.
CommentID: 75319